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Second Palestinian citizen of Israel killed 

Muhammad Kiwan, 17, has been pronounced dead after struggling in a coma for the past week. 

Israel forces shot the teenager in the head during a protest in the town of Umm al-Fahem inside Israel last week, according to official Palestinian news agency Wafa. 

A photo of 17-year-old Muhammad Kiwan (Photo credit: Wafa)
A photo of 17-year-old Muhammad Kiwan (Photo credit: Wafa)

Two weeks ago, a Palestinian citizen of Lod, also known as Lydd, was allegedly shot dead by an Israeli ultra-nationalist who was arrested and quickly released due to "lack of evidence".